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Elder Law & Estate Planning/Administration

Elder Law is: Elder Law

As people age, they face difficult legal issues.   Retirement plans and health benefits, with layers of law and regulation, require complex paper work.  It may be difficult to access health and long term care, and the costs may deplete life savings.   The need to plan for death or incapacity becomes more pressing.

Attorneys at Levey & Wagley, P.A. have special expertise in elder law and help older people and families:  

  • Preserve homes and savings against health care expenses and taxes
  • Remain financially secure
  • Remain independent for as long as possible
  • Access health and long term care
  • Reduce estate and income taxes
  • Obtain insurance and public benefits
  • Protect spouses, disabled children and others
  • Plan for proper management of their affairs in the event of incapacity or death.

Who We Serve:

In our elder law practice at Levey & Wagley, we serve:

  • Older people
  • People with disabilities
  • Family caregivers
  • Families with disabled children

 

How We Can Help:

We offer assistance in the following areas:
 

  • Estate Planning
  • Durable Financial Powers of Attorney, Advance Health Care Directives and Living Wills
  • Wills and Trusts
  • Special Needs Trusts
  • Guardianship and Conservatorship
  • Probate of Estates
  • Advice on Long Term Care Insurance
  • Help obtaining coverage under MaineCare, Medicare and Private Insurance
  • Prevention of Financial Exploitation and Elder Abuse
  • Advice on Housing Options, Home Care and Care in Assisted Living or Nursing Home
  • Grandparent Issues
  • Divorce and Separation in Older Age
  • Real Estate

Click on these links for more information:

Long Term Care Planning 2008
Do you need a Living Trust?
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Legal Help for Caregivers
Do You Need a Power of Attorney?
What is Probate?
Elder Law Links